Friday, March 27, 2015

Regulations relating to Sewage Treatment in India

Author: Sachin Gupta | Find me on Twitter

These days we come across self sustainable townships with dedicated sewage treatment plants. Sewage treatment is the process of eliminating contamination and pollutants from household sewage by way of chemical, physical, and biological processes. The effluents that are produced after sewage treatment are suitable for discharge or reuse back in the environment.

Local municipal bodies are responsible for carrying out the sewage treatment tasks within a given city. In India, households are dependent on Municipal bodies for sewage management. Through pipes and pumps, household sewage is collected and transported to municipal sewage treatment plant. In semi-urban areas or in villages, septic tanks are used for sewage management.

All solid waste and waste-water treatment is subject to the rules and regulations of the local, State and Central Governments. Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000 or in other words MSW Rules are applicable to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of sewage.

These rules and regulations clearly demarcate the roles of each department within a local body to carry out the tasks of sewage treatment efficiently and professionally.






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